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October 7, 2023 | 2 years ago

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Aquaculture industry in Chlef accounts for 60% of national fish production

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Indeed, “a leap in production” was achieved by the province during the period indicated, in the field of aquaculture, in addition to harness of process and seeding techniques so as to guarantee the sustainability of the fish stocks, strengthen food security and raise the value of the local product, in the framework of the vision of the new Algeria, aiming at the recovery of the fishing sector and the promotion of the aquaculture activity, through the promulgation of a series of regulatory measures and laws to organize the sector, local director of fisheries and aquaculture, Hocine Melikeche told APS news agency.

 

He pointed to the “proven contribution” of tax incentives and facilitations decided by the country’s top authorities, in response to complaints from industry professionals, including the reduction of value-added tax for investors in the field, “in launching new investments that have earned Chlef national leadership, in this area, with six marine farms, which increased its production capacity from 1,400 tons of fish in 2019 to 2,200 tons in 2020.”

October 7, 2023 | algeria-logo

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